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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-08-13
MANY 4CREs OF ASHES
Disastrous Blaze in the Evansville Lum-
Der District.

Disastrous Blaze in the Evansville Lum-
Der District.
EVANSVILLE Ind, Aug. Sat 3o'Clock
this morning fire broke out in the lower
part Of the city in what Is known as the
lumber district, and before the flames
could be controlled, twenty acres of
lumber We're in ashes. The water sup
ply was wholly insufficient. Before the
flames were subdued, they DESTROYED
the lumber yard Of the Arm
strong Company, some 1000 coo
feet; Armstrong; sawuiI, stables AMI
two dwellings and the lumber ward of
John A. Reitz 4 son, some 100000 feet;
fifteen cars of grain on the Peoria, De-
Catur & Evansville Railroad and q large
warehouse containing tobacco, grain and
general merchandise. The .otal loss is
estimated al $3.50, 600 on which there Is
about 100000 insurance. Most
of the lumber was seasoned
walnut, ash and oak. Armstrong;
factory was saved with great
difficulty. The fire is believed to have
been OF lnCendIary origin. There vas
no loss on tobacco. Armstrong carried
on lumber only SIO,5JO insurance and
Reitz only $4,000. Armstrong; insur-
ance, other than that of lumber, Is in
mutual companies. There was only
-, ,00O insurance on the twelve cars Of
grain burned, including the grain in the
r.7sr4 b.,-5a
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NEW BID FOR PEACE.
Uncle Sam Extends the Hand of Frisn
I'm T.

Uncle Sam Extends the Hand of Friend
ship 10 Canada.
TORONTO, Ont. Aug. A cable dis
patch to-day from London saws that fresh
proposals for a settlement of the fisher
les dispute have recently been submit
ted 10 the government by the auJhurI-
ties at Washington. They were approved
at Ottawa and have been i8yorably re-
CeIved by the imperial government but
are still under consideration. The de-
tails of the proposals are not known. but
II is understood that more hopeful
view OF the possibility ola speedy settle
ment Is now taken at the W Nhlte House.
In referring TO the fisheries question.
the deputy minister of fisheries ex-
presses his regret that the statements
frequently communicated 70 the Ameri-
can press with reference to the recent
seizure or detention of American fish
ing vessels are not of Il mO-e accurate
character. 1t IS made TO appear from
the statements published in the Aueri-
can papers that the crews of the
escaped vessels, Col. j. H. French and
Arg0naut, brought TO >Ouris bv the Ca
madam cruiser Critic, were not well
treated, and also that transport to their
homes IN other fishing vessels had been
denied them These statements, the
deputy SAYS, are incorrect. With regard
70 the first, the collector Of customs at
>ouriS was instructed by the Fisheries
Department Immediately upon being
advised Of the seizure OF the boats and
seIues and the detention OF the crews 10
see that the men We're properly
taken care of and supplied with food
ami other neCeSsaTles. With regard TO
the second charge, the deputy says that
the .OlIect0T was instructed tBattL men
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sgfOF ~ 4 RSE.


y Somewhat Sensational Affair in New
York High Life.
Colonel Lafayette l.. Demming, aged
30. was shot and slightly wounded in the
right breast by Mrs. Ellen Harvey, a
professional nurse, p years old, on the
third floor of an elegant private board
ing house, No. 9, West Twenty-frst
Street, New York, about ) o'clock on
the afternoon of the 3D. The woman
gave herself into custody, but
the colonel refused to identity her
as his assaiIant or to make any
charge against her. Col Demming is a
member of the Gorham Manufacturing
Company. His family Is out of town ana
instead Of living at his house, No. 5J3
Fifth Avenue, he boards at the place
named. He stated that the woman Har-
vey he knew as one seDarated from her
husband The husband. Col. Demming
said, had with his wife tried 10 black
mail him out of $4,000. She had, he
said. received funds from him, but, two
weeks ago, he shut down on supplies.
The colonel's wound Is slight.
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THEETE MEN CRISHED.
Shocking Accident at Minneapolis Ia
OF Ruined Stone Walls.

Shocking Accident at Minneapolis -Fall
OF Ruined Stone Walls.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Aug. 3.-A Sc
rious accident occurred, this morning,
at the ruins of the st. Anthony elevator,
III the eastern suburbs of the city. The
elevator burned July lg, and since the
settlement was made with the insurance
companies large force of men has been
employed removing the damaged
wheat To-day twelve men were engaged
IN shoveling away grain from the south
wall of the elevator, behind which, in
the bottom of the bins. was still a great
mass Of wheat, and without warning the
wall yielded to outward pressure and
the great stone structure fell over upon
the men, crushing them terribly and
mangilng them almost bevOnd rec
ognitiOn. 1t was several hours
before any bodies were recovered.
Then those Of Gus Brown, ?. p. Ander-
son, Thomas Dempsey, Ed Markey and
John Johnson were extricated from the
debris. Later another was taken ont
hut is unidentified. An additional VIC
tim, A. Erickson, yet alive, was removed
to his home in South Minneapolis.
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THE BURNING NINE.
More Than "A Thousand Men Idle at tbs
Calumet and HecIa.

More Than a Thousand Men Idle at ths
Calumet and HecIa.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 5.-Au Evening
Journal special from HOughton, Mich,
SAYS the Calumet and Hecla shafts have
been closed tight and steam pipes in
serted into the burning shaft could be
got only $50 feet down, owing to an OBJ
struction on the skip track. The steam
was turned on at 7:3O last evening.
No one can tell how long the
fire will last More than
thousand men are idle in consequence
Of the fire. The. stamp mills and the
new smelling works will have to be
closed, if the mine does not resume soon.
All Is quiet and there is no excitement.
The miners are all hopeful, although
they know that the fire is far worse than
hat Of three years ago. They have
faith in the steam, but will not expect
my changes in the condition of things
for several days. The South Hecia
shafts 10, II and -, are not connected
and viii work dav and night, and may
be able to keep the stamp mills working
half the time.
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THREE STATES SHAKEN.
Distinct Earthquake Trsmors in Indians
Missouri and Tennessee.

"isHbhii ichEtssrts
CENTRALIA, H., Aug. 2.-The heaviest
earthquake shock ever experienced by
this locality occurred about 1890 o'clock
this morning. The circuit of vibrations
seemed 10 be from west to east.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Aug. 2.-An earth
quake shock visited Evansville at l2:42
this morning. 1t came from west TO
east with lateral motion and was very
pronounced. Windows ana doors ratified,
bringing people out of bed in post-haste.
There was stampede, in the newspa-
per Offices the compositors making
desperate efforts to escape. The wave
lasted about eight seconds.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. "A slight earth
quake shock was felt in this city at 1886
this morning. Reports have come in
from the mounted police district. where
il was distinctly felt, and from private
residences in the western part of the
city, where it woke up occupants
Of houses, but no damage Is
80 far reported. The move
ment was from south 10 north and
the vibration lasted from five 10 eight
seconds. In the Western Union Tele-
GEdpn NOL bduN operating room, IN Ilt
fourth floor of the building, the shock
was severe enough TO interrupt opera
tors while writing, but caused no alarm,
as the actual cause was not suspected at
the time.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. "A slight
earthquake shock was felt here, passing
from south TO north, at 1887 this morn
ing. 1t shook several articles off a table
in police headquarters, and woke up
members OF a fire company in the east
ern portion of the city.
CHICAGO, H., Aug. 2.-Dispatches
from Jacksonville, Centralia and Jones'
boro, H., this morning, indicate that
the earthquake shocks noted at
Nashville, Tenn, St. Louis and
Evansville were general throughout
Southern and Central Illinois. At
jacksonville the vibrations seemed
to be from east TO west but at Jonesboro'
from northwest O south. In the latter
place rumbling noise was heard and
the shocks were of sufficient force to
cause pictures to fall from the walls.
The time was l2:40 a. NJ.
CAIRO, H., Aug. "A severe shock Of
earthquake at 1890 this morning lasted
thirty seconds. 1t stopped many clocks
and heightened the populace. No dam
age is reported.
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HALF A MILLION Ey ASHES.
Two Lives Lost and Much Valuable Prop
erty Destroyed by Fire.

Two Lives Lost and Much Valuable Prop
erty Destroyed by Fire.
BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 4.-Fire broke
out this morning in the extensive crack
er bakery of James y. Mason & Sons.
on Pratt Street near Light, which was
entirely destroyed wi,h all its contents
and machinery. 1t extended on the
right to the double build
ing occupied by Henderson, Laws
x Co.. crackers. cakes and candy factory,
which was also destroyed. William
Schultz, foreman of Engine No. u was
on one of the lower floors when the
upper floors fell IN aud he was buried
beneath the ruins and killed. His
body has not yet been recovered. Chief
Engineer Hennick. of the fire depart
ment, was on the same floor and was
seriously injured. His death is feared.
The flames continued to spread on the
right 10 the stove warehouse of Lie
brandt, Mcdowell x Co, which was de-
strOved and to the agricultural ware
house of f. Whitman & Sons.
the upper part of which was
burned out. On the left of the
building in which the fire originated the
book and stationery store Of Newton.
kurtZ x Son, containing large stock.
was burned, and also the upper floors of
the grain and produce commission house
of +. b. Owens & Co. were DESTROYED. The
ire spread TO the south and took hold of
the rear Of the tinware house of +. l.
Parker 4 Co., fronting on Charles Street
which was wrecked and the stock
ruined. Their damage is estimated at
$50. 900 The entire damage is now esti-
mated at upward of $4,000.
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GOTLD NOT IN 1T.
But the Chinese Bank VIII BE Opened
Inst -

But the chinese Bank VIII BE Opened
just the Same.
New YORK, Aug. 2.-The report that
JAY Gould proposed TO give the slow
moving progress Of China a boost by in
Producing telephone communication
and establishing great bank there that
was not only to do regular banking busi-
ness, but was to take charge OF all the gov
eminent finances and control impending
railroad and telegraph enterprises in the
Nong9 ian kiug iom, was denied yester-
day by his son George. But George f.
Seward, eX-mIuIster To China, saws
that he was convinced that American
capita. viii ultimately open up" China
Russell & Co., 30 Wall Street, do large
proportion Of the banking business be-
tween this country and China, and Man
ager Hanna was asked what he knew Of
the report. Il am sorry" he said,
that publicity mas been given TO it, be
cause premature publication often
knocks these Things in the head. Atthe
same time | am free TO admit that such
an enterprise a. announced is now on
foot. Mr.. Gould Is not in it, however.
l am not at liberty to tell you who are
lis promoters, except that we are our
selves Interested 20 a certain extent.
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AGAINST soCI4LESU.
Henry George Urges the Labor Party to
Clearly Define Its Views.

Henry George Urges the Labor Party to
Clearly Define Its Views.
New YORK, Aug. 5-In to-day Stand
ard, Henry George says: at Is ueces-
sary that the platform to be adopted by
the United Labor party convention
which Is to meet at Syracuse on
the 18th, should firmly and clear
Iv define the position of the
party with relation to socialism.
This is rendered necessary by
the organized endeavOr Of the
state or German Socialists to impress
their peculiar views upon the party-an
endcavor that has become so notorious
that any disposition 10 evade the issue,
whether or not the United Labor party
endorses these views, would give its
enemies a specious pretext to make the
charge that If does
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PEACE ~ Ef4Tg 4sL.


Prosperity Restored Under the New Gov
ernment-Gib,ou'- Escape.
PoRT townsend. ". T.. Aug. G.-Ad-
vices by the bark C0lHsa. from HouoLu-
IN July l3, say that cx- Premier GlUs0u
escaped July l3 on the bark John O..
Spreckels. on that date he was acquitted
o. having defraGdeI the government.
The bars ~PreekeIs was .ying near the
wharf with everything ready 10 set
Eail. 4 carriage winch was wait
InE at tile rea~ door Of
the court room conveyed Glib
son without moments delay TO the
vessel " hich cast off lines ana headed for
san Francisco. It required less than TWEEN
ty minutes for Gibson 10 leave the court
room and get on board the spree lels.
Hazelton, Gibson son-in-Iw. Is still in
jail awaiting trial for being an accessory
OF Gibson. Business has been resumed
Capitalists, who We're holding back, are
investing money and general feel
Ing prevails that Hawaii has a stable
government under which Just laws viii
Be puarfaI
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R.sIO IHE IIIFER.
a Fatal Accident at the Launch of a L
Steamer.

4 Fatal Accident at the Launch of a Lake
Steamer.
At Milwaukee on the 9Th inst. when
the new lake steamer William II. Wolf
was launched. the water displaced By
the hull partially wrecked the coal dock
of the Northwestern Fuel Company, op-
posite large number Of spectators
We're perched on all available points on
the dock, among others being a long
elevated tramwav used in distribut-
ing coal from the vessels The collapse
OF the dock tuma.ed down some thirty
feet Of TINS tramWav. and hundred or
more people were buried IN the ruins or
knocked into the river Eddie ZerbeI.
aged III, ami Charles Walwick, aged -.
were killed and some twenty others We're
sarinlrsLr- trirrrnl
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and ten or fifteen negroes ON
the other. Forty or fifty shots
We're exchanged at very close
range Ot the negroes, Jeti Slmons was
shot through the heart; Porter Ander-
son was mortally wounded; Tom Thorn
received a bullet in his shoulder; Levi
Allison received several slight wounds
Giles llOltou was the only one of the
whites injured lie received a slight
wound in the hip ana a dangerous one
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the penitentiary; Dan Wren, two years
in the penitentiary; r. NJ. Oliver, II, :
100 fine; Mike Nasserman, two years in
the peniteutiary; }. T. Van Pelt, two
years in the penitentiary; Christian
Cells, 81 900 fine; Chris. Cassel-
man, 81 900 fine; r. ;. McClaughry,
two years in the penitenitiary
Mike Leyden, two years III the penl-
tentlary. Great excitement was caused
in court by the announcement, though
the verdict had been expected by even
the most sanguine of the boodlers and
their friends. Notice of a motion for a
new trial was given at once, but tine
boodlers We're taken TO jail and placed
behind the bars, where they will remain
pending the hearing.
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THE GILMAN REACHED.
Belief That a Plan Has Been Agreed on
~ettle the Ei.herY Trnnhle

Belief That a Plan Has Been Agreed on tA
settle the Fishery Trouble.
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug 3.-The deputy
minister of fisheries states that an order
has been issued by the government re-
leasing, on condition of their paving a
mere nominal fine, all the American
tishing-scho0ners recently seized with
in the alleged prescribed three-mile Inn
il. There is evidently something in the
wind, and developments toward an ami
are daily h-ing received by the officials
Of the department. 1t is evident the eli
max has been reached, and an amicahIe
settlement OF the great fishery troubles
is In the near future.
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DEDN'T LIKE HIS JOB.
Physician Who Finds His Offfce Any
thing but Pleasant.

thing but Pleasant.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Aug. 3.-Dr w. II.
Saunders, the physician appointed to
make examinations OF locomotive en-
gineers and other railroad employees,
under the new state law which went
into effect yesterday, has abandoned his
work at StevenstOn and has run away to
Birmingham. He was arrested on a
writ of maudamus, which requires him
to complete his tests as to color blind
ness. His reason for abandoning the
work is said to be trOU BILE with the rail
road men, who dislike the new Jaw,
many refusing to submit to examina-
tons. over 10000 men are affected by
the law, and it Is estimated that over
rn.LELnra
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sETrLED rHEfR TROUBLE.

The Two job" DificuIty IN the Pitts
burg Iron Works Arranged.
The trouble at Pittshurg arising from
the refusal Of the AmaIgamated Asso-
citation y allow man To hold more
than one job IN q mill is being set
tied and general resuu ptiou Of work
at the mills now shut down Is expected
An amIcable settlement has been
effected at Painters * Sons. This was
the largest firm affected hv the 1.-TWO
job clause nearly POO men being EN-
ployed. The firm agreed u employ
men for one job only. A settlement on
the same 'asIs is expected at the other
-.,5EfS
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FOIR IysOcENTs BrR.ED.
Fatal Result Of Pennsylvania Mother
BAD Ikample.

tsAtl fshhibp PIE
PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. Last evening,
Mrs. owen Hade, iivinz on the Morn
ingside Road, near Ttna Pa, left her
four little children in the house while
she carried her husbands supper 10 him
at the Isabella furnabe, probably "A mile
away. During her absence, her oldest
child, Eddie aged 5 years, took the oil
can and poured the fluid in the stove,
as he had often seen his mother doing
when she started the fire.
An explosion followed, and
the burning oil vas scattered over the
room, enveloping the four children.
The screams Of the little ones attracted
the attention Of the neighbOrs, who
came to their assistance and soon eEtin-
guished the flames. The children, how
ever, were all terribly burned, and the
youngest, aged is months, died in a
short time. The others, Eddie, Sophie
and Johnnie, aged &, ard years re-
spectively, are still living, bat the ply
sicians say they cannot recover.
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DIs4sTER ~ A >H4H G4TTLE.

Several Seamen Injured in the Naval
Maueuyers Near Loudon.
LONDON, Aug Naval maneuvers
t0ok place at the mouth the river
Thames. this morning. The attacking
squadron acted in the Downs, and. to-
gether with a force Of marines and blue
Jackets who were landed from the YES
sells. captured the entrances To the
Thames and the river Nedway. During
the maneuvers a Norden.eldt gun burst
on board the torpeio-boat Curew, and
Eey, raj seamen were seriously injured.
One OF the guns on board the iron
armor-p.atei ship Black Prince also
Lnrsf anl ininrel three .elmen.
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an Of m \.

4 Verdict Reached in the Famous Chica-
go BoOdie Case.
The jury IN what has been known as
the Omnibus b00dle trial, at Chicago.
returned a verdict ou the 5th Of gui.tv
in the case Of each defendant
Sentences were passed as fol-
low. "Buck" Mccarthy, $1,000 fue.
Warden. Earne.l Two years Il the
psnitsntisry, Adam Ochs, TWO years II
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RT~STiN EDITOR DEAD.

NJ Katkofr, the Famous Politician and
Journalist, Passes Away.
katkof, the famous editor Of the
Moscow Gazette. died at st. Petersburg
on the LIST, after long illness. NJ. Kat
kotf was the most prominent person in
the political as well as n the journalistic
world Of Russia. He was born at Mos
COW in 1918 At one time he filed the
chair Of philosophy in the university Of
Moscow lie alone founded and edited
the Russian Messenger, but ne had
companion in the editorsEip of the
Moscow Gazett Prof Leonuetf.
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FLED FROM HER FRIENDS.
a hetstlNe OF the Poet Whittier Leaves
Her Home


DANvERs, Mass, Aug. 6.-The disap-
pearance OF Phoebe Woodman, the ac-
comphshed ana beautiful daughter of
the poet Whittier's cousin. Mrs. {. G..
Noodman, who lives with her distln-
guIshed relative at Oak Knoll, beau
titul country seat in Danvers, has
been the chief topic here for
several DAYS. The motive which
prompted her disappearance
is a mystery. Although an adopted
daughter, Miss Phoebe was the idol Of
she family and was especially beloved
by Mr.. Whittier, who entertained for
her the affection Of father. While the
poet was spending a vacation in the New
Hampshire Hills the girl disappeared
leaving no trace of her Whereabouts. and
so Tar as can be learned, assigning no
cause Tor her act. On the after
noon Of July ., her horse, tied
10 tree was found standing in q grove
near the railway station: and inquiry
brought out the TACT that the Young w0-
man had taken train to Boston Search
was made but all trace of her was lost
esterday a telegram was received from
the young woman al East Saginaw Mich.
saying that she was at that place with
friends. She did not explain her de
parture nor signify any intention To re-
4frr1
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q VILLAGE ~ REIss.
Twenty-Five Buildings in Rowling Greer
o. Burned.

O., burned.
TOLEDO, o., Aug. AT 3o'clock this
morning telegraphic call for aid was
received by the Toledo fire department
from Bowling Green, the county seat Of
Wood County, eighteen miles distant,
and an engine at once dispatched by
special train. The flames originated
in bakery in some unknown
manner, and before they were
gotten under control had destroyed
twenty-five buildings, embracing two
squares Of the business portion Of the
town. including one hotel, one marble
works, one livery stable, one furniture
store, one harness shop, two wagon
shops and a carriage shop, and num-
Der ofotIce- and minor buildings. The
total loss is about 5000, insured fq
o Inn tu.n-t L-tr.IS
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The Labor Vote in Ohio.

CINCINNATI, o, Aug. "a careful In
vestigation SHOWS that in the agricul
turaI counties Of Ohio the Labor party
has no organization, but is strong N the
large cities. The indications are that ~
per cent. of the vote will come from the
democratic party and % per cent. from
the Republican party. The Labor men
will probably poll from 10000 to $1,000
IN the state.
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LOSSES BY THE LANDSLIDE.
Citizens OF Zug Appealing to the People
of America for Aid.

CHICAGO H., Aug. 3.-The Swiss con
sui in Chicago has received a circular
from the Federal council Of Switzerland
for aid In behalf of the sufferers OF Zug.
1t says that the recent disastrous ava
lanches in Zug made over 600 families
homeless. Twenty-Five houses have
been thrown into the lake and thirty
houses were so shattered that they had
to be removed The losses amount to
millions of francs, and the treasury of
Zug Canton being exhausted it was de-
cided TO appeal to all Swiss-men at home
and abroad for contributions
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HOpE FnR .H4IUELI.
\ Writ of Error Obtained from JUST
MiIIer of the Nnnreme lomrt.

4 Writ of Error Obtained from Justice
Miller ofthe supreme Court.
A dispatch from Block Island, Long
Island Sound, states that p. ". FOuntIe-
roy, one of he attorneys of Hugh VI.
Brooks, alias Maxwell presented
the case of his client to Justice
Miller, of the United states su-
preme court, who is stopping at the
Ocean View hotel there, and obtained
from him a writ of error in the case.
The effect Of this order will be to bring
the case Of the chloroformer before the
supreme court f9r a hearing IN consti-
tutonal points and will act as a super
sedeas. and defer the execution of
Brooks, which was set for the 20th Of
LIZ r,-nntL